Pete Allison | Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Given the escalating cost of a university education and the diversity of skills demanded of the 21st century workforce, it seems preposterous to ask a 17-year-old to make an informed decision on the direction of their life at a young age. Looking “across the pond” there are systems in place which recognize the value of learning in a vocational context, where key skills, useful in many careers, can be nurtured. Increasingly students are choosing gap years to seek out these experiences. I will provide examples of transferable skills in the context of snowsports and the impact of this work at different levels within and beyond the snowsports world.